Epidemics and Mortality in Early Modern Japan (Hardcover)

Ann Jannetta suggests that Japan's geography and isolation from major world trade routes provided a cordon sanitaire that prevented the worst diseases of the early modern world from penetrating the country before the mid-nineteenth century. Her argument is based on the medical literature on epidemic diseases, on previously unknown evidence in Buddhist temple registers, and on rich documentary evidence from contemporary observers in Japan. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Princeton Legacy Library
Release date:	April 2016
First published:	1987
Authors:	Ann Bowman Jannetta
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-63812-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-691-63812-8
Barcode:	9780691638126

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